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PROGRESSIVE
LIBERAL
INDEPENDENT
VOL. LIV, NO. 9
FRANKLIN, N. C THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1939
S1.50 PER YEAR
ESSO PROMOTES
STEVEJORTER
Given Sales Agency In
Hendersonville For
Oil Company -
The many 'friends of - Mr. and
Mrs, J. Steve Porter in Macon
county will be interested in the an
nouncement that Mr. Porter has
been made sales agent for Hender
son county for the Standard Oil
Company of New Jersey.
The daily Times,-News, of Hen
dersonville, in the issue of last
Thursday contained the following
story concerning Mr. Porter's ap
pointment :
"J. S. (Steve) Porter, new Stand
ard Oil products sales agent of this
lermory, is. a nauvc ui avj.w
county and came to Hendersonville
in January, 1935, from Franklin to
assume the management of the
Standard station at South Main
and. Allen streets.
"About a year later Mr. Porter
took over the Standard station at
the intersection of the Asheville
highway and the Haywood road
and - has operated " both stations
.since that -tune.
"In the short time that he has
been here Mr. Porter has been
prominent in civic affairs of the
city, being a director oi the Ko
tarv club a member of the Hen
derson district council of the Boy
lunior Order, and a Mason. An
enthusiastic helper in the Chamber
of Commerce, he . is a member oi
the Agricultural committee.
i Rotary club award of the Mlp
Strong memorial membership in the
Hendersonville Golf and Country
club for outstanding achievement
in Rotary during the year.
"Mr. and Mrs. Porter live on
Fleming street and are members
of the First Methodist church."
Standard salesmen and agents of
the Hendersonville area were guests
on Wednesday night of last week
at a banquet at the Skyland hotel
in that city, given -in honor of Mr.
Porter. The speech introducing the
honor cruest was made bv less
Conley, of Franklin for whom Mr.
Porter worked when he first start
ed with the company 10 years ago.
Steve'. Franklin friends rejoice
with him in his promotion.
Mrs. Holland
Dies Monday At Home At
Gneiss
Mrs. Bertha Viola Holland," 25,
died Monday night at her home
at Gneiss. Death was attributed to
pneumonia, although she had b.een
suffering for two years with dia
betes. .
Mrs. Holland was a daughter of
the late Samuel Crawford and Mrs.
Crawford, of Franklin Route 4. She
was a member of the Sugarfork
Baptist church.
Funeral services were conducted
Tuesday afternoon at Sugarfork
Baptist church by the Rev. Frank
Reed, a Baptist minister from
Georgia. Interment was in the church
cemetery. The pallbearer were:
Cleo Holland, Roy Dills, Charlie
Henderson, Chester Holland, Grady
Holland and Terry Henderson.
Surviving are her husband, Lem
Holland; one son, Samuel Luther
Holland; her mother, Mrs. Samuel
Crawford; five brothers, Lee, Luth
er, George and Jim Crawford, all
of Macon county, and Will Craw
ford, of Jackson county ; two sis
ters, Mrs. Jack Cabe, of Franklin
Route 4, arid Mrs. Jack Haskett,
of Jackson county.
Mrs. D. C. McCoy, wife of the
Rev. Mr. McCoy, is. critically ill at
her home on Oak Grove, suffering
from a heart ailment and complications.
William Moff itt
Passes Feb. 24 At Home
Near Prentiss
William Sharon Moffitt, 83, died
at his home near Prentiss last
Friday, February 24, following a
stroke of apoplexy which he suf
fered Wednesday morning ,
Mr. Moffitt was a widely 'known
farmer, having lived his entire life
in Macon county. He was the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Moffitt, also of
Macon county. He joined Union
Methodist church at the age of 30
years.
Surviving are his widow, the for
mer Miss Roxie Elliott, and four
sons, Dillaxd Moffitt, Lawrence
Moffitt, Alex Moffitt, and Carey
Moffitt, all of Prentiss; one daugh
ter, Miss Emma Moffitt, of Pren
tiss; one sister, Mrs. Marguerett
Ramey, of Cartoogechaye ; and one
brother, Lawsori K. Moffitt, of
Prentiss.
Funeral services were held at
Union Methodist church, near
Prentiss, Saturday afternoon with
the Rev. J. C. Swaim, pastor, of
ficiating. Interment was in the
church cemetery. .
DEATH CLAir.lS
E A. VAN HOOK
Funeral Held At Clark's
, Chapel Tuesday
Afternoon
Edgar JiJVn Hook, 7a died aj
hi spireme? iaiherRrrersideecti6o
at 5 o'clock Monday afternoon after
an illness of three years. Death was
due to heart trouble and complica
tions. Mr, .Van Hook was the son1 of
the late Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Van
Hook. He was born and reared in
Macon county. He was a well
known farmer and a member of the
Clark's Chapel Methodist church
and of the Otto council of the
Junior Order United American Me
chanics. In 1897 Mr. Van Hook was mar
ried to Miss Elizabeth Garland, of
Rabun Gap, Ga.
The funeral services were held
at Clark's Chapel Methodist church
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock. The
Rev. Harry S., Williams, pastor,
was in charge, assisted by the Rev.
J. A. Flanagan, pastor of the
Franklin Presbyterian church. Bur
ial was in the church cemetery.
The Dallbearers were: Harvey,
Lex, Roy, and Vance Van Hook,
Billy Smart, and Charles Rogers.
Surviving are his widow; three
children. Mrs. William Smart, of
McCormick, S. C. Mrs. Locke
Davis, of Candler, and Russell Van
Honk, of Franklin: two sisters.
Nora and Adelia, of Franklin, and
one brother, I. H, of Alaska.
Singers To Meet
In Franklin Sunday
All th ftinirers in Macon COUntV
are .asked to meet at the court
hnne nn undav afternoon. March
5, at 1:30 o'clock for the purpose
of organizing a 1st aunaay singing
convention, it has been announced
by Walter H. Dalton.
Review Of WPA Social
Work Being Made
A team of 17 interviewers and
three clerical workers are making
a review of WPA social work
through the 12th area offices m
Franklin, under the direction of
Mrs. Harriet R. Whittaker, area
.social work supervisor.
This work is part of a national
review of the WPA workiag load
to determine its present economic
status, pursuant to the recent act
of Congress, and which is being
made throughout the United states
at this time. The . survey will be
completed by March 20. , '
WILL CONDUCT
ESSAY CONTEST
American Legion Offers
Prizes To N. C. High
School Students
By JOHN WAS1L1K, JR.
Commander, Macon County Post
American Legion
A state-wide essay contest will
again be conducted among the high
school students of North Carolina
by the North Carolina Department
of the American Legion.
Last year Harold Sloan, of Frank
lin high school, won second prize
in the state and $18.00.
The details are as) follows:
Subject "A Comparison of the
Advantages of American Citizen
ship." Eligibility All high school stu
dents are eligible.
. Prizes Citation by national head
quarters, the American Legion, $25,
$15, and $10 for first, second and
third best essays submitted in the
state-wide contest These prizes to
be awarded by the American Leg
ion, Department of North Carolina.
The -winning essay will be pub
lished in the North Carolina Leg
ion News. .
Rules All essays will be limited
to 1,000 words. Each essay shall be
submitted by the pupil (typewritten
and riot signed), who will attach to
the .essay his slip of paper on
which will be the pupil's name,
school and address. Essays in each
cpuujyand in each city high school
shall be submitted prior to April 5,
1959, to the county superintendent
of schools, who shall submit same
to a board of judges to be appoint
ed by him.
The county superintendent of
schools shall forward the winning
essay in his .county direct to Hon.
Clyde A. Erwin, state superinten
dent of public instruction, Raleigh,
on or before April 10, 1939, who will
submit, such essays to the final
board of judges to be selected by
Mr. Erwin and Department Com
mander Burgin PennelL which
board of judges will announce the
prize winners prior to April 30,
1939. The decision of the judges
shall be final.
Interesting Exhibit
At Filling Station
If you are interested in things
reptilian, piscatory, and varmints
generally, all safelv bottled in for
maldehyde, see the exhibit in front
of Cunningham's Filling Station.
W. R. Skaggs, fish attendant
of the Nantahala national forest
stationed at Arrowood, has made
this amazing collection over a
period of years. Besides snakes ga
lore and other reptiles, there are
fish from one hour old, triple fish
with three heads to the tail, a
ground mole out of a skull buried
44 years, a water dog, ground dog
and ground hog, hickory horn
"devil," a "white elephant," ' and
many other rare specimens one
would not like to meet in the dark.
Prewitts Bound Over
To Federal Court
After a hearing before United
States Commissioner R. A. Patton
Monday afternoon, Mrs. Elsie
Prewitt and her daughter, Jessie,
were bound over to the federal
court at Bryson City on a charge
of possessing whiskey on which no
tax had been paid. Bond was fixed
at $200 each.
Sheriff A. B. Slagle and Chief
of Police C. D. Baird searched the
Prewitt house on February 18 and
found 13 pints and three half gal
lon jars of liquor hidden in a bed,
and Mrs. Prewitt was bound over
to the superior court for violation
of the state prohibition law. The
federal charge is in addition to the
state case.
Home Burned
In East Franklin Early
Monday Morning
Th.e residence of Early Angel in
East Franklin was totally destroyed
by fire early Monday morning. The
fire is supposed to have been caus
ed by a defective chimney or flue.
The blaze started in the upper part
of the house and gained great head
way before it was discovered.
The fire alarm was sounded and
the boys responded promptly, but
there is no fire hydrant close
enough to permit use of city water
to the place and the chemical ex
tinguishers proved insufficient to
control the flames, which spread
rapidly over the entire structure.
Some of the furniture and a
quantity of canned goods were sav
ed, but a large part of the contents
of the house, including most of the
the family's clothing, were destroy
ed. Insurance to the amount of $1,200
was carried on the house and $500
on the furniture, which will help
in some measure to rehabilitate
the family.
Mr. Angel, who is a carpenter,
has been seriously ill for some time
and unable to work, and the loss
of their home is. a severe blow to
the family. :
Mr. Angel desires through The
Press to express his sincere appre
ciation, to all those who assisted in
saving part of the furnishings of his
home, and especially the firemen
who responded so . quickly and
worked so faithfully in their .efforts
to save the house.
NOAH JOLLY, 67
PASSESMONDAY
Well Known Citizen Dies
At Daughter's Home
On Burningtown
Noah L. Jolly, 67, died Monday
afternoon at 4 o'clock at the home
of his daughter, Mrs. J. Robert
Parrish, in the Burningtown section.
He was ill two months. Death was
due to uremic poisoning.
Mr. Jolly, a well known farmer
and carpenter, was a native of
Tennessee. He came to Macon
county in boyhood. He was the son
of the late Mr. and, Mrs. John Jolly.
He married Miss Adeline ; Bryson,
of Macon county.
Mr. Jolly was a member of the
First Pentecostal church on Culla-
saja.
The funeral services were held
at the Sugarfork Baptist church
Wednesday morning at 11 o'clock.
The Rev. Fred Forester, of Cullo
whee, officiated. Interment was in
the church cemetery.
The pallbearers were : Oran Hol
land, Bob Estes, W. P. Landrum,
Joe Ashear, Bill Parrish, and Ter
rell Parrish.
Surviving are one daughter, Mrs.
J. Robert Parrish, of Franklin,
Route 3; three sons, the Rev. Wil
liam C. Jolly, of Detroit, Mich.; the
Rev. Lyman A. Jolly, of Winston
Salem, and the Rev. McArthur
Jolly, of London, Ky.; three broth
ers, John, of Shelby, Ohio; Brown,
of Mountain Rest, S. C, and
Charles, of Durham; two sis.ters
Mrs. Emma' Norton, of Shelby,
Ohio, and Mrs. Cordelia King, of
Brevard, and two grandchildren.
Ministerial Association
To Meet Monday
The inter-denominational minis
terial association will meet at the
First Baptist church in Franklin at
10 a. m. Monday, March 6. Mat
ters of importance are to be con
sidered, and every pastor and min
ister is urged to be present.
At 11 a. m. at the same place,
the Baptist pastors and ministers
will hold a business meeting and
Bible study, and lunch will be
served at the noon hour to all Bap
tist ministers attending.
MONEY BILLS
BEFORE HOUSE
Committees Finish Work
On Measures; Some
Taxes Raised
Beginning next Monday, the
members of the North Carolina
General Assembly will be working
without pay, as the 60-day period
during which the assemblymen get
$10 a day ends Saturday. The leg
islature may continue in session an
long as it wishes, but the fact that
there will be no more pay will
probably speed up proceedings. 1
The budget and appropriations
committees have completed their
work and , the two measures are
now before the house. The budget
bill calls for $154,361,292 for the
next biennium, and the revenue
measure virtually balances the pro
posed expenditures.
Some Taxes Increased
Under the revenue act the state
will get 40 per cent instead of 25
per cent of the intangible tax yield
and petroleum wholesalers and
chain stores will pay slightly in
creased rates. The salaries of fed
eral officials in the state will be
taxed, and a one dollar tax will be
collected from all punch boards.
The sales tax will be retained with
little change.
The revenue bill is expected to
give way on the floor to the ap
propriations bill which was report
ed early last week, but has not yet
been placed on the house calendar.
Both the revenue and appropria
tions measures are expected to
undergo, .revisions iin the house be
fore final action. . j
Revise Justice Of PecV Lmw
A favorable report was given by
the house committee on courts and
judicial districts to a bill to revise
the selection of justices of the
peace. As amended, the measure
provides for the election of justices
every two years, beginning in 1940.
One justice would be allowed in
each township regardless of its size,
and an additional justice would be
permitted for townshios of 5,000 to
15,000 population, and one additional
justice for each 20,000 population.
Two justices would be allowed in
each county seat
The measure would specify that
the governor might "appoint for
successive terms any justice serving
under appointment of the governor
on January 1, 1939."
Leaders are still hoping for ad
journment by the middle of March,
but the general opinion seems to
be that the session will last until
the first of ApriL
, No local acts affecting Macon
county have been introduced or
passed during the week.
Large Still Captured
By Officers Sunday
A still with a estimated capacity
of 80 gallons was captured Sunday
by Deputy Sheriff John Dills and
Justice of the Peace George Guest
in the upper Coweta section and
brought to town.
Alex Shope, who was, found
working, around the still, was ar- ,
rested and later released under
bond. It is understood that Shope
is also under bond on a drunk
driving charge for which he was
arrested some two weeks ago.
Approximately 250 gallons of mash
and four and one-half gallons of
liquor were also found at the still
and destroyed by the officers.
Fifty Books Donated
To Aquone School
Miss Mary Elmore, principal ofN
the Aquone school, announces that
50 books, suitable for children from
the first to seventh grades, have
been donated to the school by the
Boston Lend-a-Hand Book Mission.
The books have arrived and have
been placed in the school library,
and the gift is very much appreciat
ed by both teachers and pupils.